Working on Grief
First you need to manage the pain, then you have to learn with crutches, eventually you may need a little physical therapy after the cast comes off and finally you start walking again.
The Void
One of our followers sent this in, and we’re feeling this hard today. Sigh. The void. It’s inescapable, but all you want to do is crawl your way out.
Permission to Grieve
And what I realized this week, is: It is my right to grieve this. I don’t have to learn to be okay with this. I can grieve the loss, not just of my pregnancies, but the loss of what I dreamt my family to be.
Giving Space
Our suggestion👉🏻 Let him tell you to bleep off and leave him alone. A good friend means never being upset when they tell you that they need space.
Just One Word: Sad
What happens when you’re longing and longing, and the rainbow still isn’t here? And each day feels like the very possibility is slipping through your fingers?
Grief and the Unknown
Grief and the unknown: Two words that accurately describe my feelings as i stand in the midst of my journey at a standstill. Waiting for THE PHONE CALL.”
This Night
Welcome to Passover. We are going to be talking about a lot about why it is so hard, why this holiday is so important in our minds, and how you can get through it.
How Can We Be Free?
How can we be free when we're slaves to basal body temperatures and the right combination of meds, organic food, herbs, yoga, acupuncture and meditation?
Passover Reflection
So many comments will come in during the next week about family size. Hopefully this piece will be a reminder to all of you to never assume anything.
Passover Seder Tips
So yeah - that's why we are talking about it so much. And giving voice to the negative feelings that surround it for so many.
Comparing Family Size
Hold your head high and don't do the comparisons. We broke free of the slavery thousands of years ago. There is no need to willingly put yourself back there.
Holiday Grief
Holidays: when you hoped that this would be the year that you had a baby to hold, it's even more devastating when that dream doesn't become a reality.
Yom Hashoah
So many things just hit differently through the lens of infertility, but we've heard from some of you that this day is particularly upsetting.
Family Pack
With a child or without a child. With a small family or a large family. With a partner or without a partner. You are enough. ❤️
Schlissel Challah
But what if you want to do something to get try to get a message to G-d? What if you’re searching for some kind of meaningful connection?
Ways To Say No
For when the last thing you want to do is get out of your pjs, you need to find ways of saying NO in a clear, direct and concise way.
Mother’s Day
10 things your friend with infertility and/or pregnancy loss never tells you about mother’s day. I want to celebrate for you but also grieve for me.
“Your Child is Spoiled”
The feeling when someone says that your child is spoiled because they are an only child… Because they don't know how long or how hard you've been trying...
More Than DNA
Parents who are choosing to use a donor for their child are thinking exactly the same way. They want to be parents more than they want to share their DNA.
Third Party Reproduction Myths
These are some of the things that parents think about when considering using a donor (and things that other people think when you share you are going the donor route)